When’s a good time for writing a blog post? Well, when you’re waiting for the sleeping pills to kick in, naturally. [They work like a charm, I don't know how I ever did intercontinental without them for so long.]
Today was a long one – woke up before 6 [that sounds familiar] and went out for breakfast dim sum with my grandfather and parents. Good start to the day, overall. I had about 4 hours to kill afterwards [before my next bout with dim sum], so I decided to grab my camera and go out for a leisurely stroll around the city. I wound up catching some interesting sights and shots [to be uploaded when I have time to touch them up], and even managed to get up to “The Peak” district [guess...it's one of the tallest points in Hong Kong - total tourist trap.] Doing that in 4 hours is no easy feat, especially when the only forms of transportation were a boat [ferry, to be precise] and a tram that goes up at something like a 50 degree angle. The photos didn’t turn out as well as hoped – the smog today was pretty dense. I can barely get anything past the barrier. I’ll see if Lightroom can help with that, but I think this is something with which not even the Almighty can help.
I went for lunch dim sum with my other grandfather back in the city. Nothing more needs to be said about that.
Wandered the city a bit more, tried to get some souvenirs [might have to make a trip in Beijing instead...not much here anymore], and finally got home to rest for an hour or so before being called for dinner. And that brings me to now. Feet sore, sleeping pills kicking in like no tomorrow. Think it’s time to wrap this one up.
Morning in Hong Kong, followed by airport lounging, with the day topped with meeting Jenn and Steve in Beijing.
Good times, no?
Wouldn’t the subway have been faster than the ferry? Granted, ferry leads to to some nice photography. Your skyline pictures look great, even with the smog
I don’t think I’ve been on the star ferry since I moved to this country.
Have fun in China. I’m sure your superb Mandarin skillz will come in handy.
It actually wasn’t that far of a walk for me to get to the ferry terminal anyway, so it wasn’t like I really needed to save much time. I kind of wish I had my day in Hong Kong today instead – it looks pretty fantastic out there [still smoggy though].
I hope you’re being sarcastic about the mandarin…between the two of us, you actually took mandarin courses and well, I just kind of fake it.
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